Top 10 complaints of Jose Mourinho
Jose Mourinho isn’t called the ‘Special One’ for nothing. The Portuguese manager has a penchant for winning trophies upon arrival at any club in any league. Or at least he used to.
With his ‘Special One’ status under threat thanks to a disastrous 2015-16 season with Chelsea and a less than desirable start with Manchester United, Mourinho’s become quite the cornered animal lashing out against anyone and everything around him.
Most recently, he blamed the officials and his own players' inability to handle the pressure after their 3-1 defeat to Watford. Playing the blame game has always been Mourinho’s thing. When he was winning trophies and whining, it was quite amusing but all his current complaining just makes him sound like a sore loser.
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The Special One’s list of excuses is long, some have even landed him in trouble but that hasn’t stopped him from using these ten favourite complaints over the years
10. ‘Enemy of Football’
Jose Mourinho has made it very plain over the years that he neither trusts nor likes referees. This distrust started pretty early in his career and one particular incident stands out from 2005.
Chelsea lost 2-1 to Barcelona in the last 16 stage of the Champions League. But it wasn’t just the defeat that sparked off his famous outburst. Didier Drogba was sent off in the second half and Mourinho claimed to know why.
“When I saw Frank Rijkaard entering the referee’s dressing room I couldn’t believe it. When Didier Drogba was sent off, I wasn’t surprised,” said Mourinho. The implication of what he said was pretty clear and his famous comment had far-reaching effects.
The referee in question, Anders Frisk received death threats from fans and was forced to retire. The extreme consequences of his complaining led Volker Roth of UEFA to label him as an ‘enemy of football’ and was handed a two-match ban for inciting so much hate and aggression.
9. Parking the bus
It’s funny when the man who has made a name for himself in football for parking the bus, complains about another team doing the exact same thing. Back in 2004, in a London derby against Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea was held to a 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge.
Quite obviously, he didn’t like being beaten at his own game since he was visibly frustrated about the entire match and its outcome.
He said, “As we say in Portugal, they brought the bus and they left the bus in front of the goal... I would have been frustrated if I had been a supporter who paid £50 to watch this game because Spurs came to defend.” Guess two can play at Mourinho’s game.